Table 2 Sexual behavior of female sex workers at integrated services on Health Development project confidential clinic Hawassa 2019 (n = 381)
Variables | Â | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Place of sexual practice taken | Hotel based | 172 | 45.1 |
Street based | 160 | 42.0 | |
Home based | 48 | 12.6 | |
Any type | 1 | .3 | |
Condom utilization during sex | Yes | 240 | 63.0 |
No | 141 | 37.0 | |
Frequency of condom utilization | Always | 185 | 48.6 |
Sometimes | 43 | 11.3 | |
Rarely | 12 | 3.1 | |
Reason for not using condom | To satisfy customers | 57 | 15.0 |
To get more money | 74 | 19.4 | |
Negligence | 10 | 2.6 | |
Breakage of condom during sex | Yes | 67 | 17.6 |
No | 173 | 45.4 | |
Action taken during breakage of condom. | Went to health facility | 10 | 2.6 |
Nothing | 23 | 6.0 | |
Washing with water | 34 | 8.9 | |
Alcohol consumption | Yes | 308 | 80.8 |
No | 73 | 19.2 | |
Frequency of alcohol consumption | Always | 74 | 19.4 |
Sometimes having sex | 156 | 40.9 | |
Rarely | 78 | 20.5 | |
Utilization of injectable drugs/ stimulants before sex | Yes | 243 | 63.8 |
No | 138 | 36.2 | |
Type of stimulants/injectable drugs | Khat only | 162 | 42.5 |
Khat and cigarette | 15 | 3.9 | |
Khat and Shisha | 40 | 10.5 | |
Shisha only | 26 | 6.8 | |
Duration of prostitute commitment | < 1 years | 65 | 17.1 |
2–5 years | 249 | 65.4 | |
> 6 years | 67 | 17.6 | |
Sexual direction/position | vaginal sex only | 287 | 75.3 |
vaginal and anal | 39 | 10.2 | |
vaginal and oral | 55 | 14.4 | |
HBV vaccination | Yes | 1 | .3 |
No | 380 | 99.7 | |
History of STI infection | Yes | 100 | 26.2 |
No | 281 | 73.8 | |
Type of STI infection | Syphilis | 18 | 4.7 |
Gonorrhea | 82 | 21.5 | |
History of Genital ulcer | Yes | 105 | 27.6 |
No | 276 | 72.4 | |
Action on Genital ulcer | Went to a health facility | 77 | 20.2 |
treat with herbal treatment | 23 | 6.0 | |
nothing did | 5 | 1.3 | |
Presence of steady partner | Yes | 103 | 27.0 |
No | 278 | 73.0 | |
Use of condom with steady partner | Yes | 55 | 14.4 |
No | 48 | 12.6 | |
Number of sexual partners per day | < 5 | 224 | 58.8 |
> 5 | 157 | 41.2 | |
Sex during menses | Yes | 11 | 2.9 |
No | 370 | 97.1 | |
A habit of sexual abuse/ harassment | Yes | 44 | 11.5 |
No | 337 | 88.5 | |
History of blood transfusion? | Yes | 10 | 2.6 |
No | 371 | 97.4 | |
Common use of Sharp material (tattooing) | Yes | 30 | 7.9 |
No | 351 | 92.1 | |
History of Abortion | Yes | 36 | 9.4 |
No | 345 | 90.6 | |
Place of abortion | Health facility | 11 | 30.6 |
Traditionally | 25 | 69.4 | |
HBV status | Positive | 35 | 9.2 |
Negative | 346 | 90.8 |